The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-01-27, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
Huron county council endorsed
the recommendation of the execu
tive committee to increase the sal
aries of the county officials.
County Engineer T. R. Patterson
was given a 20 per cent, increase,
from $2,300 to $2,76'0>; County
Treasurer, A. H. Erskine and County
Clerk J. M. Roberts were given a 10
per cent, increase from $1,600 to
$1,760, and Caretaker, Geo. James’
salary
boost,
also received a ten per cent,
from $900 to $990.
Grants Authorized
The
orized;
stitute for the Blind, $150; (Luck
now Library Board, $15; Savlation
Army, for rescue work, $15 0; the
Women’s Institute of East, West &
South Huron, each $25; Clinton Pub
lic Hospital, iScott Memorial Hospit
al ('Seaforth), Goderich Alexandra
and Marine and Wingham General
Hospitals, $700 each; Seaforth, Hen-
sall and Clinton Spring Stock Shows,
$80 each, and Hensail iSeed Show,
$3 5; upkeep of flower beds at the
Court House, $20; Central Agricul
tural Council, $50; each plowmen’s
association, $'80; agricultural repre
sentative’s office, $500; junior ex-1
following grants were 'auth-
The Canadian National In-
'county
setting
govern-
Act so
has re-
least
they
in a
was
12 consecutive
•can qualify for
municipality.
given the reso-i
Stanley and West wawawnosh, was a speedy and economical adminlstrar
there an attendance proficiency of tion of justice. \
less than 90 per cent, Goderich Twp. that all crown attorneys be paid a
was the leader this year among the stated salary, also that a copy of this
townsmps with 92.i per cent, a very
excellent record and was closely fol
lowed .by Ashfield township with
91.9 per cent. Exeter with 93,4 per
cent, led the urban schools. Mr. Bea
com stressed the value of regular
attendance and paid tribute to
parents of these municipalities
their willing co-operation.
We hereby request
Grants increased
the
for
and
motion be sent to the Department
at Toronto and to all county coun
cils for their approval. Legislative
Committee.
Watson and Armstrong: That the
county take over Town Line be
tween Hay and Stanley from No. 4
Highway to Blue Water Highway,
Good Roads 'Commission.
ment Act as far as it applies to the
province of Ontario.
'The resolution .from the
of Hastings was endorsed,
forth that the provincial
ment amend the Municipal
as to disqualify anyone who
.ceived relief from a municipality
within the preceding twelve months
from voting at municipal elections,
'Council also concurred with a re
solution from Hastings county that
indigents will have to support them
selves by gainful employment for a
period of at
months before
hospitalization
Endorsation
lution from the 'county of Peterbor
ough to request the Dominion
government to appoint a commission
to investigate conditions between
the costs to the consumers of agri
cultural products and the return to
the farmer.
Concurrence was given to the re
quest of the Ontario Chamber of
Agriculture to urge opposition to
possible increase in motor transpor- j ate.
tation rates.
A resolution .from the county of
Middlesex that the regulations of
uxxxvo, q,uw, . the Hydro Electric Power Commis-
tension fund, $20'0; each' school .fair { si011 of Ontario requiring three sub-
The total general legislative
county grants paid to all schools in
the inspectorate during 1937 was
$18,860.67, an increase of approxi
mately $2,200 over the former year.
In addition many school boards re
ceived substantial grants for Fifth
classes or where agriculture, music,
manual training and household
science are taught in the schools,
which the department encourages.'
The outstanding feature of the
work of the schools in 1937 was the
inauguration of a new course of
studies by the Department of Edu
cation in (September in the first six
grades. The predominant features
of the new course are to make school
work more interesting and attractive
to the pupils and to encourage the
reading of books. Arithmetic has
been decreased, brought more in line
with the capabilities of the pupils
and much subject matter that had
little relation to the practical activ
ities of life discarded.
SO YEARS AGO
January 26, 1888
Gol. Coleman, of Seaforth, is
gotiating for the purchase of
Exeter salt well. If a purchase
be effected such machinery as is
cessary for the manufacture of fine
salt will be put in.
T. M. Kay, reeve of Usborne Twp.,
has been
County.
Williams,
Mr. Alex
of Perth,
Mr. E.
elected warden of Huron
Mr. s. McLeod, of West
warden of Middlesex and
McLaren, Hibbert, warden
Urge Vocal Training
Another feature of the new course
is the placing of vocal music among
the compulsory subjects and requir
ing that it be given as much time as
the other school subjects. At the
present time there are ten music in
structors employed in the inspector-
Education
the salary
in Clinton
within the county, $15; forestry cen
tral conservation, $25. All libraries
within the county wil.l receive the
usual grant.
The tenders for the gaol supplies
were accepted: From J. Calvin Cutt,
for groceries; D. M. O’Brien, for
meat and iE. V. 'Cleveland, for bread.
The tendfer for county printing
•The .SignaHStar Printing Go.
accepted.
Ross Johnston, Zurich,
pointed corn .borer
an hour.
was
inspector at
Ottawa
Haacke and
of
was
ap-
45c.
Going To
Warden Wilmot
yVarden.J. M. Eckert were appointed
to join the delegation to Ottawa
from the Goderich town council re
garding improvements to Goderich
harbour. Reeve P. W. iScott will be
the representative of the county
council at the 'Central Agricultural
Council.
R. J. Bowman, Brussels, and Mrs.
N. W. Trewartha, 'Clinton, were re
commended as .council’s representa
tives on the Old Age Pensions and
Mothers’ Allowance Board.
. Enthusiastic concurrence was giv
en to the resolution from the county
of Duf.ferin seeking to repeal the
the Farmers’ Creditors’ /Arrange-
ex
scribers to a mile causes hardship,
asking that the number be reduced
to two, was endorsed.
Motion Carried
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Build Up Run
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They Help To Infuse New
Life and Energy Into
Dispirited, Health Shat
tered Men and Women
The motion sponsored by Reeves
' E' D. Brown and R. Turner “that
this council of Huron petition the
Labor Department of 'Ontario to
amend the Youth. Training Program
so that its provision may apply to
the boy of 16 who has 'been cut off
the mothers’ allowance, was carried.
Endorsation was given to a mo
tion by Reeves McNall and Arm
strong that council petition the pro
vincial legislature to amend the
Municipal Voter’s Act. At the pres
ent time the owner of a property
two years in arrears o’f taxes is n,ot
permitted to vote but the tenant of
the property a year behind in his
rent is permitted to vote.
The Legislative report and the Ex
ecutive report dealing with the fore
going business were taken up clause
by clause with Reeve L. E. 'Cardiff
and Reeve J. A-. Bryans in the chair
respectively.
Mayor Elliott, of Clinton, a for
mer warden, briefly addressed the
council. He congratulated Warden i
Haacke. He spoke of his six years in the County Council as the hap-|
piest in his life. He hoped to be
present at the annual County
cil picnic.
Coun
'fllURSMY, JANUARY jmfi, 1938
Geo. W. Lawson,
Monager
not. merely
TheWat6onyo®S2“^yeare playing
playing telephone Distance is a
habit with the <au wve8 anxiety
inexpensive ha togethet.
and help8 keep the borizon
Let the iPhone „eiglibour-
heyond y°” yOu in touch with
hood. Let 1 friends
, relatives ana afaraway
cost is surprisingly
Spicer, of Cookstown, for
merly assistant P. M. in the office
here has disposed of his stove
tin business in the above village
gone to Michigan.
While skating on the pond
other day in company with several
others, Miss Geddes broke
the ice and went down into
ter several feet. She was
immediately, although not
receiving a thorough wetting,
We were shown an old relic py
Mr. Daniel Davis in the shape of a
knitting stick nearly two hundred
years old. It was presented the late
Mrs. Wm. Sanders in the year 1786
by one Betsy Baily.
John Bawden left for Toronto on
Tuesday.
Mr. Treble, of Manitoba, a former
resident of Exeter, who has been
visiting friends here for some days
has returned home.
Messrs, Davis and Reynolds have
leased the roller rink to
Brass Band and it will
on Saturday evening.
While Philip Baker,
Bend, was unloading cordwood the
other day, one of the sticks fell on
his hand crushing the thumb fright
fully.
Mr.
ed an
other
A meeting of those interested met
at the Fire Hall for the purpose of
re-organizing Company No. 2. The
Chief, Wm. Treble, took the chair.
The Company is limited to 18 mem
bers and those chosen by the Chief
are I. Handford, Jno. Cudmore, W.
Creech, D, Spicer, Wm. Long, Jas.
Weekes, Geo. Hill,'’J. T. Westcott,
Jno. Rendle, Silas Handford, Ira
Spicer, Rich. Farmer, Sidney Davis,
Rich. Pickard, Jno. Parsons, Ed.
Treble, Will Handcock and W. Fol
land.
through
the wa-
rescued
before
SO glad you’re bitter, Mother
■The Department of
pays a grant of one-half
of the music teacher.
A Music Festival held
the first ever held in Huron County,
took place on May 11th last, and the
hall was crowded to hear the con
testants, and the pupils were given
high praise by Mr. (Fenwick, provin
cial supervisor of music.
■I is proposed to hold two festivals
this year, one at Goderich and one
at .Exeter.
Of 314 candidates, there were 277
or 88.2 per cent, successful in. the
inspectorate. There was only one
more 'candidate in 1937 than in the
previous year. Of the 277 successful
candidates, 176 or 63 per 'cent, se
cured standing on recommendation
on the year’s work.
(Announcement has been made by
t'he Department of Education o.f the
abolition of the Lower School exam
inations for this yeai’ and it is ex-
pcted that 1938 will be the last year
that the High School Entrance will
be in existence.
“As there are many weaknesses
in the examination system as it has
been in existence in this province,
and as many pupils have been sub
jected to undue nervous strain by
these formal examinations, the fact
that they are to be dispensed with
merits general approval,” " stated
Mr. Beacom. “There will still be,
however, examinations or tests in
the schools but a whole year’s work
will not be made dependent on one
final examination but will depend
on a number 'of tests lheld from
time to time throughout the year.”
Fifty-eight schools in the province
had been closed by the department
because of an attendance of
than eight pupils.
County Clerk, J. M. Roberts
appointed to the senate of
ersity of Western Ontario.
I
re'pf e- ’
of re-
short
I
tess
the
was
Uni
the
be
of
Exeter
opened
'Grand
Isaac Harrol, of Exeter, kill-
eighteen months’ old pig the
day, which weighed 3 40 lbs.
Reductions in telephone rates
— local and long distance — in
1935, ’36 and ’37 have effected
savings to telephone users in
Ontario and Quebec of nearly
one million dollars yearly.
Representative Speaks
Ian McLeod, agricultural
sentative, urged consideration
forestation, when he gave a
talk at the afternoon session.
E. C. Beacom, inspector for West
Huron, addressing the Thursday
morning session, said that the num
ber of teachers holding first class
certificates shows a slight increase
over the previous year. The number
of changes of teachers was greater
than for some years, 33 such changes
taking place.
“In this district and throughout
the province as a whole, there are
now comparatively few teachers
without positions. As the enrol
ment at the Normal (Schools is com
paratively small again this year, a
shortage of teachers may well occur
in the
com.
near future,” said Mr. Bea-
Have Improved
economic conditions in the
Motions
property
heating
Eckert-Keys: That the
■committee investigate the
system of the goal and also the mag
istrate's office and toilets in the
Court House and report to council
before end of present session. Pro
perty Committee.
Livermore-McNall: That the coun
cil purchase a uniform jacket for
the janitor to ’be worn on special oc
casions. Property Committee.
Keys-MacKay: That the Depart
ment of Highways be petitioned
pay
the
the
the
copy of this resolution be sent to
our local members and also to the
various county councils, Good Roads
Committee.
Frayne-Wilson: That we consider
at this session the most economical
method of exterminating the weeds
on our county roads and the advis
ability of purchasing a weed sprayer.
Good Roads Committee.
Armstrong and Lamport: That we
ask the Good Roads Commission to
to
on
in
to
at least 75 pei’ cent subsidy
•cost of bridges and culverts
counties and townships, (due
fact of the loads) and that a
“As
rural districts have improved, there
has been a tendency to pay 'better
salaries to teachers. Whereas there
were 35 teachers in the inspectorate
receiving salaries of less than $600,
this year the number has been re
duced to 10, with only one teacher
employed at the minimum of $500
fixed by the Department o.f 'Educa
tion. The average salary paid in
rural schools this year is $658 as
compared with $622 last year, and add to their system the Goshen Line
represents the greatest increase on from Zurich south to (Sarepta and
the average that has occurred for
some years.
South from Dashwood on Con, 12
and 13 to Mount Carin el on the
Mr, Beacom said it is anticipated! Boundary line between Huron and
that in 1938 the township grant will)Middlesex Counties. Good Roads
be restored to $600, the former level Commission.
which will have the effect of further
increasing salaries as .under the
present scheme of grants it will then
be possible for a salary of $700 to be
paid at little or no extra cost to the
section. (
The attendance in the schools last paid by a fee system
year
reached the high average of 91.4 pel’4 attorneys when there is an adjourn*
cent, in all schools, tn only 2 Twps, ment of a case, to be detrimental to
Oppose Feo System
Wilson-Mawhinney: That this
council go on record as emphatically
protesting to the attorney general
in regard to crown attorneys being
We consider
was remarkably good andj the practice of paying a fee to crown
Usborne
Main St.,
and will
25 YEARS AGO
January 30, 1913
Mr, Chas. Northcott has resigned
his position 'at the station and ret
urned to his old place at the grist
mill.
Dr. Will J. Knight, an Exeter Old
Boy has hung out his shingle in’
Medicine Hat, Alta., a town of about
12,000 population.
Mr. jersey Knott has sold his
property in Exeter North and he and
his family will shortly move to Owen
Sound where he -has accepted a pos
ition in a tannery.
Mr. Charles Cann, of
has purchased a house on
from Mr. Will Blatchford
move to town shortly.
(Mr. and Mrs. Elder Elliott, Win
nipeg, Man., arrived here Tuesday
to visit the former’s parents Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Elliott.
Mr. Wm. Brimacomfoe, of Ham
iota, Man., who is in the East on a
visit to his father Mr. Charles
Brimacombe, of London, was a visit
or in town on Saturday.
Mrs. Ed. Jones, who has been re
siding in London for some time left
that city on Thursday to join her
husband at Filmore, Sask., where
they will make their home in future.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Sweet, who
have been visiting relatives here,
left on Monday for Winnipeg where
they will spend a short time prior
to taking up their home in Vancou
ver.
Mr. Thos. White went to Lockport
New York, last week for a few days.;
In his absence Mr. Richard Delbridge
is carrying the mails to and from
Kirkton.
Reeve McKay, of Tuckersmibh, is
the new warden of Huron County
and Reeve A. K. HOdgins, of Bid-
dulph is the new warden of Middle
sex.
15 YEARS AGO
January 25, 1923
was elected Warden of Huron
was elected Wardn of Huron
ter
ter
County on Tuesday.
Mr. Wes. Jones has sold his fine
brick house on Main street to Mr.
J. Harding, of Usborne.
The Masonic brethren, of Hensail,
had a red letter occasion oh Monday
night when the now lodge rooms of
Zurich lodge No. 144 were dedicat
ed by the D.D.G.M., Rt. Wor. Bro.
C. Richardson of St, Marys.
Mrs, A. Walters left Wednesday
for Brantford on an extended visit.
The ice harvest is about complet
ed. Mr. Thus. Willis, of Centralia,
who secures ice for the creamery
was a'ble to fill his ice house
about 100 loads.
with
GRAND BEND
and Mrs. Alex. Hamilton vis-Mr.
ited Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Statton on
IS unday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mason, of
Dashwood, were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Ted. Stanlake.
Mr. and Mrs. W- Ravelie visited
with Mr, and Mrs. Melvin Hamilton
in Forest, on Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim. WIilson, of
Greenway, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Pollock, of Kerwood, visited Mrs.
Ed. McPherson over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery, of St. Joseph
viited Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dewey
on Sunday.
, Sam’l Webb, of
Mrs. Sarah Eagle-
Mr. and Mrs.
Corbett, visited :
son on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs.
the week-end in
Ireland’s brother.
Miss Irene Gill is holidaying for
a month in Windsor with her sister
Mrs. Moonon. ,
Mr. Norman Turnbull has bought
a lot from Mr. joe Sharrow and
may build a new home on it.
Sim Ireland spent
Belleville with Mr.
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